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Striker ?! Please Stop

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Easily the most annoying trend of this season. I don't know who started calling SHOOTERS by a name that has never applied to basketball in the 50 years I've been watching, but please stop it. 3 point shooters ARE NOT "sTriKeRs"
 
That's Kristy Winters-Scott who says that. She is also a DC area broadcaster who does Georgetown games. The interesting thing her daughter plays for Georgetown. It has to be hard to keep her tone in check and not route for her daughter during these games.
There is a slight Georgetown bias , but not totally off putting.
 
DRBackup said:
Easily the most annoying trend of this season. I don't know who started calling SHOOTERS by a name that has never applied to basketball in the 50 years I've been watching, but please stop it. 3 point shooters ARE NOT "sTriKeRs"
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It’s just evolution in play by play. It’s no different than small forwards or forwards being called wings…or the addition of the adjective “stretch” to a center or forward that can make a midrange jumpshot consistently. MEH.
 
DRBackup said:
Easily the most annoying trend of this season. I don't know who started calling SHOOTERS by a name that has never applied to basketball in the 50 years I've been watching, but please stop it. 3 point shooters ARE NOT "sTriKeRs"
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Agree.
You want to be unique and stand out as an announcer? Howzabout you describe, and provide insights, ON THE GAME IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES. Now THAT would be unique.
 
my2cents said:
That's Kristy Winters-Scott who says that. She is also a DC area broadcaster who does Georgetown games. The interesting thing her daughter plays for Georgetown. It has to be hard to keep her tone in check and not route for her daughter during these games.
There is a slight Georgetown bias , but not totally off putting.
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Yeah, she did the game in DC too. Not bad at all, but then it's not like Georgetown-UConn was going to be a competitive game. I'd swear I've heard other announcers use that term, though. Just bizarre IMO
 
DRBackup said:
Easily the most annoying trend of this season. I don't know who started calling SHOOTERS by a name that has never applied to basketball in the 50 years I've been watching, but please stop it. 3 point shooters ARE NOT "sTriKeRs"
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Are you really complaining about another buzzword someone used in a game? They come and go - cool as the other side of the pillow, singing the nylon song, dropping dimes, etc
 
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I kinda love Kristy, and Monica McNutt too. They’re both very enthusiastic in their work and clearly love the game. And they were also early fans of Paige and Azzi. And they’re also both a bit ‘creative’ in their use of language. They rub up against the limits of linguistic usage to express what they see from great players, awkward phrases like “she’s built different” or “picturesque form.” When I initially hear some of these, they strike my ears like squeaky chalk on a blackboard. ‘Strikers’ is just the latest innovation. Watch Monica’s call of Paige’s freshman game against SC for a few wonderful examples. Or Kristy’s call of freshman Azzi’s away game against Marquette.
 
The problem with some announcers is simply think they’re more important than the game, thus making up linguistics among other things to enhance their reputation. One announcer during yesterday’s Georgetown game alluded to the fact that Sarah was in the game to pad her stats. I nearly blew my cork on that one. So just a simple reminder to the announcers, please just announce the games and not try to enhance your reputations.
 
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EricSD said:
The other one I'm not a fan of is the "hoop and the harm". OMG Please stop!
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My least favorite phrase in all of sports. I think ESPN is to blame for this one: they use it constantly as the headline for their 10-second videos that make you watch a 15-second commercial first.
 
LwrcasefaN said:
It’s just evolution in play by play. It’s no different than small forwards or forwards being called wings…or the addition of the adjective “stretch” to a center or forward that can make a midrange jumpshot consistently. MEH.
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It's fine to create a new term if the nature of something is changing, as in the examples you give. But in no way does this apply to "striker".
 
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If Al Mcguire was calling women's basketball these days,would the big girls that Texas,little Carolina and Oklahoma have be called aircraft carriers? 😋
 
going downhill
quarter-court offense (what happened to half-court offense?)
the nail

Things change. You might want to read Like Literally Dude, Arguing for the Good in Bad English about the evolution of the English language. It’s really entertaining and enlightening.
 
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fomalhaut said:
It's fine to create a new term if the nature of something is changing, as in the examples you give. But in no way does this apply to "striker".
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Some forwards have always made jumpshots so nothing changed other than the description. Just like people had always done internet searches and someone decided to call it googling.
 
Striker sounds like an intelligent volleyball term, but it bears no relationship to anything in basketball other than some mayhem at the rim. Coining a term like this one ... I don't think so.
 
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My Grampa was in the army and said striker was another term for a sniper because they "strike" from far away.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Striker sounds like an intelligent volleyball term, but it bears no relationship to anything in basketball other than some mayhem at the rim. Coining a term like this one ... I don't think so.
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There's a striker in soccer. One might occasionally hear a hitter called a spiker in volleyball, although I haven't heard it in a couple of decades.
 
LwrcasefaN said:
It’s just evolution in play by play. It’s no different than small forwards or forwards being called wings…or the addition of the adjective “stretch” to a center or forward that can make a midrange jumpshot consistently. MEH.
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I would say it’s quite a bit different. The examples you cite were all created by basketball players and coaches, and gradually became commonly accepted basketball terms.The ridiculous use of the term striker is one that is being created by an announcer who thinks it will get her some publicity.
 
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stamfordhusky said:
I would say it’s quite a bit different. The examples you cite were all created by basketball players and coaches, and gradually became commonly accepted basketball terms.The ridiculous use of the term striker is one that is being created by an announcer who thinks it will get her some publicity.
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Doesn't matter to me who created the terms or why. Collectively... it's all part of the game. Bracketology, March Madness...logo 3 weren't a necessity, but here we are. Full disclosure... I usually watch the games with the sound off.
 
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